http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1980/43

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/43/section/66/2013-05-28

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the jurisdiction of, and the practice and procedure before, magistrates’ courts and the functions of justices’ clerks, and to matters connected therewith, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.

1980-11-01

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Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 1(6A)

Criminal Justice Act 2003

Sch. 36

para. 8(5)

s. 336(3)

(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 1(7A)

Criminal Justice Act 2003

Sch. 36

para. 8(6)

s. 336(3)

(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

Sch. 6A (entry)

Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000

Sch. 7

para. 69

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 12(2A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 4(3)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 12(5A)-(5F)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 4(6)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17ZA-17ZC

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 6(2)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 22A(1A)-(1E)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 6(3)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17BA

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 7

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 24ZA

24ZB

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 8

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17B(1A)-(1F)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(2)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17B(5)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(2)(d)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 23(1A)-(1G)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(4)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 23(4A)

(4B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(4)(d)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 24BA

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

s. 9(5)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 17A(1A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(2)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 18(1)-(1B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(7)(a)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 18(4A)

(4B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(7)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 18(6)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(7)(c)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 20(7A)

(7B)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(8)(c)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 22(2A)-(2E)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(9)(a)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 24A(1A)

Judicial Review and Courts Act 2022

Sch. 2

para. 6(11)(b)

s. 51(4)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 75A

Crime and Courts Act 2013

s. 26(1)

s. 61(3)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 85(5)

Crime and Courts Act 2013

s. 26(4)

s. 61(3)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 139A

Crime and Courts Act 2013

s. 26(6)

s. 61(3)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 145(1A)

Children, Schools and Families Act 2010

Sch. 3

para. 8(3)

s. 21(8)

s. 29(4)(b)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 145(1A)

Children, Schools and Families Act 2010

Sch. 4

Pt. 2

s. 21(8)

s. 29(4)(b)

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

s. 1(6A)

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Sch. 11

para. 3(4)

s. 95(1)

art. 3

Sch. 1

para. 77

Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980

Act

Public Health (Wales) Act 2017

Deddf Iechyd y Cyhoedd (Cymru) 2017

Sch. 3

para. 18(5)

s. 126(2)

Part II Civil Jurisdiction and Procedure

Domestic proceedings

66F1 Composition of magistrates’ courts for family proceedings: general.

1

A magistrates’ court when hearing family proceedings shall be composed of—

a

two or three lay justices; or

b

a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) as chairman and one or two lay justices;

or, if it is not practicable for such a court to be so composed, a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) sitting alone.

2

Except where such a court is composed of a District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) sitting alone, it shall, so far as practicable, include both a man and a woman.

3

In this section F2“lay justice” has the same meaning as in the Courts Act 2003 .